Fantastic weather greeted riders at Round 1 of the OMA Nationals held near Memphis, Missouri over the weekend and Maxxis/KLIM/DirtWise KTM team rider Jason Thomas railed to an impressive 2nd place finish, just missing the victory due to a bad line choice on the last lap.

Jason Thomas was enthusiastic about his performance, saying, "The OMA's are my focus for 2014 and this was a good way to start off the Championship. I had a great time riding with Whibs and Stu today - it was like being out roosting with a few mates during a fun practice session. On the last lap while leading I took the wrong line on a nasty uphill and got stuck which let both of those guys get past. Once I got going again I quickly caught and passed Stu, then caught Whibs but just ran out of time to make a pass stick on him. This is going to be an exciting Championship battle and I'm ready for it!"